Huge crowds greet Pope in Paris ahead of open-air Mass
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- Image source, ReutersByJacob PhillipsHundreds of thousands of people have greeted Pope Leo XIV in the centre of Paris ahead of a giant open-air Mass.
- Crowds cheered as the pontiff moved down the Champs-Élysées Avenue beneath the Arc de Triomphe, waving to crowds from his popemobile.
- The head of the Catholic Church blessed several babies as he stopped at different stages along the avenue as chants of "Leo, Leo" rang out.
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- Image source, ReutersByJacob PhillipsHundreds of thousands of people have greeted Pope Leo XIV in the centre of Paris ahead of a giant open-air Mass.
- Crowds cheered as the pontiff moved down the Champs-Élysées Avenue beneath the Arc de Triomphe, waving to crowds from his popemobile.
- The head of the Catholic Church blessed several babies as he stopped at different stages along the avenue as chants of "Leo, Leo" rang out.